1 Prologue: The Void Screams Back

The door knob felt cold and heavy in my hand. Weeping coming from behind the door made me want to open it. Yet the thought of something bad happening kept me from opening it.

"Help m..me please" a small voice rasped sending shivers down my spine, and giving me the push I needed to open the door. Air from the room blew a strong smell of what seemed like rotting flesh and pesticides into my face

"Please"

I began slowly walking down the steps. The smell growing stronger, and the crying louder.

Finally after what seemed like the longest time, I reached the last step. Shadows closed in around me. Seeming to cut deep into my skin. Crying turned to laughing, and all I could feel was cold. I tried bending them. I tried moving them back to the corners of the room. No matter how hard I tried they continued to close in on me. It became harder and harder to breath. Until....